The Sun. — London, England, 1864-12-19 00:00:00

t b e Canadian border by recent assaults and depredations eolonlitted by inimical and desperate persons who are har ,94red there, it has been th oug ht p roper t o g i ve n otice th a t 4 zt er the expiration of six months, the period conditionally ,1 1 plated in the existing arrangements with Great Britain, t " , united States must hold themselves as liberty to . increase u eir naval armament or the Lakes, if they shall find that proceeding necessary. The condition of the border will neces holY come into con s id era ti on i n c o nnection with the ques of continuing or modifying the rights of transit from I rada through th e U n it e d States, as well as the regulation : i mposts which were temporarily established by the Reci w,,_Y Treaty of June 5, 1854. I desire, however, to be ` lade rstood while making this statement, that the colonial ;111thorities are not deemed to be intentionally unjust or tin itillerldlY towards the United States, but on the contrary, re is every reason to expect that with the approval of ~,s 7 I mperial Government they will take the necessary mut , . -,eB 1 0 prevent new incursions across the border. EMIGRATION. The act passed at the last session for the encouragement .f emigration, has, as far as was possible, been put into aeration. It seems to need amendments which will enable the °facers of the Government to prevent the practice of frauds 'Nast the immigrants while on their way and on their !that in the ports, so as to secure them here a free choice "I avocations and places of settlement. liberal disposition toward this great national policy is m anifested by most of the European States and ought to be re ciprocated on our part by giving the immigrants effective Ilatlonal protection. I regard our immigrants as one of the principal replenishing streams which are appointed by Pro 'detee to repair the savages of internal war, and its wastes "'national strength and health. All that is necessary is to secure the flow of that stream ' ll its fulness, and to that end the Government must in tv . 2 'rY way make it manifest that it neither needs nor de '"Obs to impose involuntary military service upon those who tOl1 -le from other lands to cast their lot in our country. FINANCES. T he financial affairs of the Government have been sue = „ "'Wally administered. D aring the last year the legislation of the last session of o 2 11 gress has benefioally effected the revenue, although *4olcient time has not yet elapsed to experience the full etr e et of sev er al o f th e p rov i s i ons o f th e ac t s o f C ongress t ' lll Posing increased taxation. The receipts during the year, from all sources, upon the " 81 8 of warrants signed by the Secretary of the Treasury, hiding loans and the balance in Treasury on the first day fly. 1863, were 1,301,796,007 dole 62c, and the aggro !▪ Me. disbursements upon the same basis were 1,298,056,101 4013 19c, leaving a balance in the Treasury as shown by I P I %Tants of 96,739,905 dole 730. Deduct from these amounts th e amount amount of the principal of the public debt redeemed, and a atnount of issues in substitution therefor, and the actual 4841 1 operations of the Treasury were —Receipts, 884,076,646 4 °lB 77c ; disbursements, 865,234,087 dole 860, which leaves '▪ emit balance in the treasury of 18,842,558 dols 71c. 10 0 f the receipts there were derived from customs -,316,152 dole 99c, from lands 588,333 dots 29c, from Oct taxes, 475,648 dole 96 cents, from internal revenue ; v9, 741,134 d o l e 10 cen ts, from miscellaneous s ources 1,61 ),448 dolts 10 cents, and from loans applied to actua ItPetiditures, including former balance, 623,443,920 dols t r. There were disbursed for the civil service 27,505,599 1 ; 18 47c, for pensions and Indians 7,517,930 dols 97c, for the ar Department 60,791,842 dots 97c, for the Navy Depart. 6:1 1t 85 ,733,292 dols 790, for interest of the public debt ;u 8 5,421 dots 69c; making an aggregate of 865,234,037 Z 8 860, and l e avi ng a b a l ance i n th e T reasur y of 8 42,558 dole, 71c, as before stated. F or the actual receipts and disbursements for the first ttll4l 4r ter, and the estimated receipts and disbursements for !be thre e rema i n i ng quarters o f t h e curren t fi sca l year, and 1 : 6 general operations of the Treasury in detail, I refer yOu the report of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Concur with him in the opinion that the proportion of ' ll 4lot:toys required to meet the expenses consequent upon e War, derived from taxation, should be still further in reased ; and I earnestly invite your attention to this sub eret to the end that there may be such additional legislation : a shall be required to meet the just expectations of the 4oretary. THE PVBLIO DEBT, 4 the I s t d a y o f J u l y l as t, as appears by th e b oo k s o f the 1 re lsury, amounted to 1,740,690,189 dols, 49 cents. llrobably, should the war continue for another year, that field may be increased by not far from 500 millions. gas it is, for the most part, by our own people, it has ame a substantial branch of national though private pro ty, LP, O . r obvious reasons the more nearly this property can i7e d istributed among the people the better. To favour such I letal distribution greater inducements to become owners m, perhaps with good effect, and without injury, be pre gellted to persons of limited means. With this view I suggest whether it might not be both Ilkdient and competent for Congress to provide that a It ed amount of some future issue of public securities mi i;hb e held by any bona fide purchaser, exempt from cation and from seizure for debt under such restrictions .4 1 ,4 4 limitation as might be necessary to guard against 4 , I B e of so important a privilege, that this would enable ent persons to set as id e a sma ll .annu ity aga i ns t a pos luie day of want. ..Privileges like these would r en d er th e possess i on o f suc h `%•rities to the amount limited most desirable to every person of small mean who might be able to secure enough totthe purpose. dell an great advantages of citizens being creditors as aa debtors, with relation to the - publiu (few, is Wi ll° 118 . Men readily perceive that they cannot be much i t etessed by a debt which they owe to themselves. The b ite debt, on the Ist day of July last, although some ebat exceeding the estimate of the Secretary of the Tres nude to Congress at the commencement of last sea t 41,1A11s short of the estimate of that officer made in the s eeding December, as to its probable amount at the be- C tl iDg of this year, by the sum of 3,996,079 dols 33c. This 0 ;, 4 exhibits a satisfactory condition and conduct of the , ' Qr ations of the Treasury. BANKS. to Til e 11 ational banking system is proving to be acceptable I: 4 Ditalists and to the people. On the 25th day of Nevem 11111*' 68 4 National Banks had been organised, a considerable % il lber o f which were conversions from State banks, t 4l , 4 ; ll tes from the State system to the National system are , i !j' i cll 3 , taking place, and it is hoped that very soon there tr` be in th e United States no banks of issue not autho ;'! by Congress, and no bank-note circulation not secured h e Government, That the Government and the people It derive general benefit from this change in the banking 43 tenis of the country, can hardly be questioned. IC Il e national system will create a reliable and permanent 4 4 W:ice in support of the National credit, and protect the t t 11e against losses in the use of paper money. Whether ko llot any f ur th er l eg i s l a ti on i s a d v i sa bl e f o r th e s uppres • k it tl e o . l State bank issues, it will be for Congress to deter- i l ltl ;eerns quite elm that the Treasury cannot be satisfac. / conducted unless the Government can exercise a res k,,l4lllg power over the bank-noto circulation of the "%FIR DEPARTMENT. tjhe report of the Secretary of War and tha aocompany . • tJ 40 eurnents will detail the campaigns of the armies in (1 1 : field since the date of the last annual message, and also /Ii• ° Aerations of the several administrative bureaus of the 4 ! Department during the last year. 1 14 ;! Wlll also specify the measures deemed essential for the It i t l . °ll al defence, and to keep up and supply the requisite 4-. eats force. The report of the Secretary of the Navy Itt e 4 ta a comprehenbive and satisfactory exhibit of the l re of that department of the naval service• tl e a subject of congratulation and laudable pride to our tt; l tYtuen, that a navy of such vast proportions has been Itt' l lieed, in so brief a period with so much Efficiency and zees. THE NAVY, Th e general extent of the navy, including vessels under - 1 1 11t tnction of the Ist December, 1864. shows a total of ' ? essels, carrying 4,610 guns,, and 510,396 tons, being i t ,;:otual incre ise during the year over and above all 1 2, ell by shipwreck or in battle of 83 vessels, 167 guns, and 'p7 tons. Ip ti 4 e total number of men at this time in the naval service ty - , 4 , (l ing officers is about 51,000. There have been captured tit t le navy during the year 324 vessels, and the whole 14Zer of naval csptures since hostilities commenced is 1 4 . 6 , Of which 267 are steamers. The gross proceeds aria kt t rOM the sale of condemned prize property, thus far tt . : tt ed, amounts to 14,396,250 dole; 51c. A large amount t 1 ; 140 1 proceeds is still under adjudication and yet to be t ro tted. dZ il e total expenditure of the Navy Department of every tiZ i Ption, including the cost of the immense squadrons 141if i ll avo been called into existence from the 4th of March, to the Ist of November, 1864, are 238,647,262 dols 36c. t cur favourable consideration is invited to the various t tr "inendatims of the Secretary of the Navy, especially in t i ts -(1 to a navy-yard L and suitable establishments for the 14 4 itt tlicti on and repair of iron vessels and the machinery tity ltn nature for our ships, to which reference was made in message. t ,.. 111 ' attention is idea invited to the views expressed 1 t 1 " report in relation to the l e gi s l a ti on o f Congress t 4 lan session in respect to prize on our inland waters• 11 to concur in the recommendation of the Secretary hi s ti le propriety of creating the new rank of Vice-Admiral lip i r naval service. Tour attention is invited to the re -46,41 the Postmaster-General fora detailedaceount of the " At t ie _ ata and financial condition of the Post-office Depart- Th POSTAL SERVICE, kk k4 Postal revenues for the year ending June 30, 1864, i l 2,e 4 44 ted to 12,450,253 dole 78c, and the expenditure to dole 20c, the excess of expenditures over receipts 20 6,652 doll 42c. 14 14: v1 ews presented by the Postmaster-General on the °f special grants by the Government in aid of the ( 4,z, h-'lBhlcaent of now lines of ocean mail steamships, and t olly'„I lli eY he rec ommen d e d f or th e development of increased to111; "re ial intercourse with adjacent and neighbouring should receive the careful consideration of It 0 . OUR NATIONAL GROWTH. ilotevrorthy ixaterot that the eteady expataion of population, improvement and governmental institutions, over the new and unoccupied portions of our country, have scarcely been checked, much less impelled or destroyed, by our great civil war, which, at first glance, would seem to have absorbed almost the entire energies of the nation, NEW STATES. The organisation and admission of the State of Nevada has been completed in conformity with law, and thus our excellent system is firmly established in the mountains which once seemed a barren and uninhabitable waste be tween the Atlantic States and those which have grown up on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. THE TERRITORIES. The Territories of the Union are generally in a condition of prosperity end rapid growth. Idaho and Montana, by reason of their great distance and the interruption of come munication with them ty Indian hostilities, have been only partially organised ; but it is understood that these difficulties are about to disappear, which will permit their Governments, like those of the others, to go into speedy and full operation. INDIAN AFFAIRS. As intimately connected with and promotive of this material growth of the nation, I ask the attention of Con gress to the valuable information and important recommen dations relating to the public lands, Indian affairs, the Pacific Railroad, and mineral discoveries, contained in the report of the Secretary of the Interior, which is herewith transmitted, and which report also embraces the subjects of patents, pensions, and other topics of public interest per taining to his department. PUBLIC LANDS. The quantity of public land disposed of during the five quarters ending on the 30th of September last was 4,221,342 acres, of which 1,538,614 acres were entered under the homestead law. The remainder was located with military land warrants, agricultural scrip certified to States for railroads, and sold for cash. The cash received from sales and location fees was 1,019,446 dots. The income from sales during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1864, was 678,007 21 dole against 136,077 95 dole received during the preceding year. The aggregate number of acres surveyed during the year has been equal to the quantity disposed of, and there is open to settlement about 133,000,000 acres of surveyed land. PACIVIC RAILROAD The great enterprise of connecting the Atlantic with the Pacific States by railways and telegraphic lines has been entered upon with a vigour that gives assurance of success, notwithstanding the embarrassment arising from the pre vailing high prices of materials and labour. The route of the main line of the road has been definitely located for 100 miles westward from the initial point at Omaha City, Nebraska ; and a preliminary location of the Pacific Railroad of California has been made from Sacra mento, eastward, to thd great bend of Mucker River, in Nevada. Numerous discoveries of gold, silver and cinnabar mines have been added to the many heretofore known, and the country occupied by the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Moun• tains and the subordinate ranges, now teem with enterpris ing labour, which is highly remumerative. MINES. It is believed that the products of the mines of precious metals in that region has, during the year, reached, if not exceeded, 100,000,000 dole in value. THE INDIANS It was recommended in my last annual message that our Indian system be remodelled. Congress at its last session acting upon the recommendation, did provide for reorganiz ing the system in California, and it is believed that under the present organization the management of the Indians there will attended with reasonable success. Much yet remains to be done to provide for the proper go'4rnment of the Indians in other punk of the country to render it secure tor the advancing settler, and to providefor the welfare of the Indians. The Secretary reiterates his recommendations, and to them the attention of Congress is invited. PENSIONS. The liberal provisions made by Congress for paying pen sions to invalid soldiers and sailors of the Republic, and to the midows, orphans, and dependent mothers of those who have fallen in battle or died of disease contracted, or of wounds received in the service of thoir country, have been diligently administered. There have been added to the pension rolls during the year ending June 30 last, the names of 16,770 invalid sol diers, and of 271 disabled seamen, making the present number of army invalid pensioners 22,767, and of navy invalid pensioners 712. Of widows, orphans, and mothers 22,198 have been placed on the army pension rolls, and 248 on the navy rolls: The present number of army pensioners of this class is 25,433, and of navy pensioners 793. At the beginning of the year the number of Revolutionary pensioners was 1,430. Only 12 of them were soldiers, of whom seven have since died. The remainder are those who under the law receive pensions because of relationship to. Revolutionary soldiers. During the year ending the 30th of June, 1864, 4,504,616 dole 92c have been paid to pensioners of all classes. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. I cheerfully commend to your continued patronage the benevolent institutions of the District of Columbia, which have hitherto been established or fostered by Congress, and respectfully refer for information concerning them, and in relation to the Washington Aqueduct, the Capitol, and other matters of local interest, to the report of the Secretary. AGRICULTU RE. The Agricultural Department. under the auparviainn-a its present energetic and faithful head, is rapidly commend ing itself to the great and vital interest it was created to advance. It is peculiarly the People's Department, in which they feel more directly concerned than in any other. I commend it to the continued attention and fostering oare of Congress. THE WAR, The war continues. Since the last annual message, all the important lines and positions then occupied by our forces have been main' ained, and our armies have steadily advanced, thus liberating the regions left in the rear, so that Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, and parts of other States, have produced reaFouably fair crops, GENERAL SHERMAN. The most remarkable feature in the military occupations of the year is General Sherman's attempted march of 300 miles directly through an insurgent region. It tends to show a great increase of our relative strength that our General• in-Chief should feel able to confront and hold in check every active force of the enemy, and yet to detach a well-appointed, large army to move on such an expedition. The result not yet being known, conjecture in regard to it are not, here indulged. STATE ORGANIZATION. Important movements have also occurred during the year to the effct of moulding society for durability in the Union. AlthoUgh short of complete success, it is much in the right direction : that 12,000 citizens in each of the States of Arkansas and Louisiana have organized loyal State govern. meats with free Constitutions, and are earnestly struggling to maintain and administer them. The movement in the same direction, more extensive, though less definite in Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee, should not be overlooked. FREE MARYLAND. But Maryland presents the example of complete success, Maryland is secure to Liberty and Union for all the future. The genius of rebellion will no more claim Maryland. Like another foul spirit, being driven out, it may seek to tear her, but it will woo her no more. THE SLAVERY AMENDMENTS. At the last session of Congress a proposed amendment of the Constitution abolishing slavery throughout the United States passed the Senate, but failed for lack of tho two thirds vote, in the House of Ropresentatives. Although the present is the same Congress, and nearly the same members, without questioning the wisdom or pa triotism of those who stood in opposition, I venture to recommend the reconsideration and passage of the measure at the present session. Of course the abstract question is not changed, but an intervening election shows almost certainty that the next Congress will pass the measure if this does not. Hence there is only a question of time as to when the proposed amendment will go to the States for their action, and as it is to so go at all events may we now agree that the sooner the better. TILE rorrIAAL VOICE, It is not claimed that the election has imposed a duly on members to change their views or their votes any further than as additional element to bs considered, Their judg ment may be effected by it. It is the voice of the people now for the first time heard upon the question. In a great national crisis like ours unanimity of action among those seeking a common end is very desirable, almost indispensable, and yet no approach to such unani mity is attainable unless some deference shall be paid to the will of the majority, simply because it is the will of the majority. In this case the common end is the maintenance of the Union, and among the means to secure that end such rill, through the election, is most clearly declared in favour of such constitutional amendment. The most reliable indica tion of public purpose in this country is derived through our popular elections. Judging by the present canvass and its results, the pur pose of the people within the loyal Stmes to maintain the integrity of the Union was nevec mon:, firm, or morn nearly unanimous than now. THE ELECTION. The extraordinary calmness and good order with which the millions of voters met and mingled at the polls, give strong assurance of this. Not only those who supported the Union Ticket (so c died), but a great majority of the opposing party also, may be fairly claimed to entertain and to be actuated by the same purpov. It is an unanswerable argument to this effect, that no candidate fcr env office whatever, high or low, has ventured to seek votes on the avowal that ho was for giving up the Union. There have been much impugning of motives, and much heated controversy as to the proper means and best mode of advancing the Union cause, but in the distinct issue of Union or no 1112i031 the politicans have shown their inetinc- SU.N, LONI)01L4, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 1864. tive knowledge, that there is no diversity among the people. In affording the people the fair opportunity of showing one to another, and to the world, this firmness and unani mity of purpose, the election has been of vast value to the national cause. The election has exhibited another fact not less valuable to be known—the fact that we do not approach exhaustion in the most important branoh of the national resources, that of living men. MONEY IiT.A.IIKET AI , T ,I,IMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market is assuming a condition of great stringency. For a time there are little hopes of the rates receding. The end of the quarter, and particularly of the year, is always a period when the commercial classes have to seek the indulgence of their discount brokers. Tne numberless accounts to be settled, and the entering into new engagements are sure to bring into circulation a large amount of mercantile paper. To day, bolt the public and pri.. vale establishments, as well as the Bank of England, have transacted a large amount of business. The brokers have been latterly much pressed for accom modation, and their available resources have conse quently been greatly diminished. The rates out of doors have therefore been very firm, and the lowest quotation has been equal to the official mini• mum of 6 per cent. The accounts from the manufacturing districts for the past week represent that business in most departments has remained very quiet. At Man chester prices of both cloths and yarns have been without change of importance, although there was a slight tendency to improvement. The woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield has been dull consequent upon the weather; while at Lei ceister and Nottingham there has been less activity. In the hardware districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton there has been no material ,change. The bullion operations at the Batik, on Satur day, comprised an influx of £32,000 in bar gold, and the withdrawal of 55,000 sovereigns for Alexandria. The Asia, from New York, has brought £6,163. The scrip certificates of the Unitcd Danubian Principalities Loan, 1864, are now ready for deli very in exchange for the letters of allotment at the Imperial Octoman Bank, New Bank buildings, Lothbury. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Renter's Telegram, 'the 3 per. cent. French itentes were M. 30c. Firm. . With the appearance of Christmas there is the usual curtailment of business in all the Stock Ex. change markets, but the inactivity of speculation, and the limited dealings of the investing public. do not induce their customary depreciation, as prices are deriving much support from the late im provement in money and the quiescent position of political affiirs. Consols for transfer are 891, and for the account 89k I. The New Threes and Re. , duccd Annuities are 881,.; ; Annuities, 1885, 141; Exchequer Bills for March, 4s dis. to par ; India 5 per Cents, 103; Debentures,9B ; and the Bonds, 3s 53 prEm. Iu the Foreign Market there has not been much animation, but prices in several instances have im proved. Spanish Passive have risen to 311 t, and do. Certificates to 131 I 14 ; Mexican to 291 1 ; do. New to 271 8. Greek are 22i 23k; the Confede. rate Loan, 61 63; Turkish Consglides, 471 1; the Danubian Loan, par to 4 preen ; ; the Egyptian, 1 1 prem. ; and the Montevidean, prem. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been on a very moderate scale, but quotations ge. nerally are well supported. Great Eistern have improved /, and Midland and North Eastern (Bev■ wick), each d ; while North Western have de. elined The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull. Lon don and County realise 811 ; Bank of New Zea land, 16k ; National Discount, 158 161. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK, GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Console Do Account, Jan. 10 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent. BB New 24 per Cent. Jan. lwA.. Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1b73 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire ft n.l an., MU — Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — anhequer Bills, £l,OO, 4 - s ker.Ceßt„ Db 1500 . Do £lOO and £2OO Sank England Stk, 51 per Ct. Do Account INDIAN GOVERNSIENT SECURITIES. triclia Stock, 104 per Cent., April 1871 slut ..,Do Account Do 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do Account — Do 4 per Cent., Uct. 1888 . . _ Do Certificates Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.).. Do 4f pet Cent. Do Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent - Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 187'2 Do 5i per Cent., May, 1b79 — Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Du Bonds £l,000 ,Jo coder £l,OOO .......... .. • . FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK— ustriau Bonds, 6 per Cent .;rlant .. .. --- ! rud z o il pi l lo a p , e i r p c er en Ce l n B l.. 3 s 2. ... s.. . b .. ....... ... . d ic-nos Ayres 6 per Cent .... Do Account.... 0 :i Mtn 6 par Cent. . _ . 4 t -;C, `apish , ' t ? ; t 11 -') D D DII b y o oaou p l 11' , 1 itssbitsl°6a'i perl r3 r ) PpoenNpee7-ireli Cent., , r p we e Cee e Cp n enu r eCilee a tntin: l . c 't 1 1. t, Gent..... 1' 7 u :B a ul : :: 16 1 38 . 64 (1 75 ‘ . . 7 % . e. ri d. a 4 . 2 . .. ................ .... : -- 9 1 1-2 5 i pm Do £lOO Bonds ..................•• ri.e. 9 - & Do, Second Issue 1864 ... Do ...... 5 ... ,Do Scrip, £ l5 p aid ....... — put tiruell 5 per Coot., 1824-5, ex.., ot, ....oap n... .....' D o Account .... Do Coupons .. — Do A cco unt ........... ........ — duateniala 5 per Cent. ................ _ Do 1839 and 1859 . .tAiian 5 per Cent.(Mareunnau u , it a ilway 71i kte,s.ican 3 per Cent .. ..... Do Account ..... ..... 29a Do 1564........ 27i Do S per Cent. Anglo-French... li Po o ISrerreil£sS3crpiapi,di;..2.s.l,. A. 2. O p e, r . i .. 1 6 . 1 —l diedie x d /I.,iurisli Imperial 5 per Cent ..... l)5 Now Granada ..... ~... Do 2 por Cent..... Do Deterred .....•• Do Land Warrants (Hectares).. p O D e u o v i. )I Debentures, no ti i p e dor Cent. p n o t r . . C . ....... .. .. .... .. .. .. Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren).. .. . .... Do 41 per Cent., .. . 1862 ........ • 13,) Account.... Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 ...... . Do Account Do 3 per Cent., 185 G, '7, '9, '6O, 6`2,' 3 Do Zecount ...... Rp,sian 6 per Cent 1822, £ St.,. , . " .' —"- Do 41 per Cent., 1850 ' ..... _. Do 1860 ..... Do 3 per Cent 1859 BTh Do 5 per Cent, 1862 Do 18&4 •••• 881 Do Scrip, £65 paid Sardinian 5 per Cent t:o Account .•••• ..--. Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account .....• Do Now Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Account iipanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account .................. . 6 wedish, 4 per Cent rarkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do Account Do 6 per Cent.:lSsB „. ......... 1)o Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds.. 72± Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent..... Do 1863 Scrip, £4O paid ..... - Venezuela 3 per Cont. Do Account •• Do 6 per Cent., 1862 .. Do Account... ... Do 6 p Cent., 1864 Do 11 per Cent Dividends on the above pit able in London Austrian, 5 per Cent.. EL 10 Florins. Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f... Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Unit Do 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 3 per Cent. Italian, 5 per Cont. v 1861, Ex. 25 francs — • Do Account 64j Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4 1 1. Piedinontmie, 5 per Cent., EL 25f TWO O'CLOCK , Consols, Money., B9l Do4.ooolragtelew,petteG.olll 'Oil 89 ihare 100 Sk 1 87. GO 131 132 6 7 34 36 16 17 00 92 106 108 48 49 7} Si !3E 136 156 15? 130 IV. E 8 90 7ili Avek stook 20 4 took 1:0 otook A took stock stock 67 69 58 60 1 44 46 I 100 102 1161 :17k. 82 64 105 tO6 37 39 1201 121 97 98 1 65k 66k 121 r 22 138 (39f 108 ,10 65 £7 25 47 114 1141 74 73i 104 104 a 88 89 11 12 p 9 lo p 120 125 2 p 1 79 80 lot ni 138 142 58 63 43 45 86 t6l 8 8 163 :68 36 46 t 1 , .9 111 38 40 itock 'took %took I - - stook tc, , ok. stock BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways itlantic & St Lawrcuo tom., BarodadLetnt In( Gu. 5 per neut.. Do. E. Shares... inflalo and Laaelluron Do. Preference .... • • uffalo,BrantotGodricl p. et. hde. Aug. 1, 187 i)co. do. July 1, 187 )o. do. June 1. 18: :lcutt a. & 8. E astn . (Li a 'apeTown & Dock Scri Demerara 7 p.o. per, pf &item. Bengal gu. 6 p. Alit Indian. qu. 5 p. c Paid. Cock Closing Prioe. Do. do. J Eat.... :lrand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 per cent Do. tat rret. Bonus.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d Pref. stock ... Do. do. deferred...... 53 60 1021 103} dis ip 5 Li 8 9 all .ii all all all 1311 48f I 75 80 98 100 8) 00 1023 Mi l ' 104 IJS 2L 22 83 91 70 72 61 61 66 68 56 68 53 64 47 50 30 82 28 30 103} 1041 pr p Pr ip 101 103 Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deferred 3LlndisPentu.gua.sp.t Do. Gni. 6 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. a at. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Do. 4f per cent Do — M. W. of Canada Share. Do. New . ... Do. 6 p.o. '73 * With't opt . Do. p. o. do. '77-8.... Indian. Branch Limited 11adras, guar., 5 p. o. Do. p. o. Extensiou 9 91 Ili 11,• 88 00 80 62 1 Id 1021 1031 96 08 91 - 93 Do. 3 . ; Do. Fifth Extension. delb.Corp. a p. o. Bnds lielb. & Hobson's Bay. Newßrunswioka Cand: Class A and B. N.Rl.C'das po Ist pi bdi- Soinde .......... ri . Do. Delhi ca Do. d 0.......• •• • c Do. Punjaub p Do. Indus. St. Flo,) all 100 / 100 100 : ICO kloo 134} 114 k 104 i 861 5/ 1031 1031 GROWTH DURING THE WAB. While it is melancholy to reflect that the war has filled so many graves, and caused mourning to so many hearts, it is some relief to know that, compared with the surviving, the fallen have been so few. While corps and divisions and brigades and regiments have formed, and fought, and dwindled, and gone out of existence, a great majority of the men who composed them are still living. The same is true of the naval service. The election re turns prove this. So many voters could not else be found. The States regularly holding elections, both now and four years ago, to wit—`Jalifornia, Connecticut, Delaware, Illi nois, Indiana, lowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massa chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin ; cast 3,982,011 votes now against 3,870,222 cast, then showing an aggregate now of 3,398,211, to which is to be addea 33,726 cast now in the new States of Kansas and Nevada, which States did not vote in 1860. This swelling the aggregate to 4,01b,773, and the net increase daring the three years and a half of war, to 145,751. A table is appended showing particulars. To this again should be added the number of all soldiers in the field from Massachusetts, Rhode Bland, New Jersey, Delaware, In- diana, Illinois, and California, who, by the laws of those States could not vote away from their homes, and which number cannot be less than 90,000; nor is this all. The number in organised territories is triple now what it was four years ago. While thousands, white and black, join us as the national arms press back the insurgent lines, So much is shown affirmatively and negatively by the election. It is not material to inquire how the increase has been produced, or to show that it would have been greater but for the war, which is probably true; the important face remains demonstrated, that we have more men now than we had when the war began ; that we are not exhausted in pro cess of exhaustion, that we are gaining strength, and may, if need be, maintain the contest indefinitely. This as to men. NATIONAL GROWTH. Material resources are now more complete and abundant than ever. The national resources, then, are unexhausted, and, as we believe, inexhaustible. The public purpose to re-establish and maintain the national authority is un changed, and, as we believe, unchangeable. The manner cf continuing this effort remains to choose. On a careful consideration of all the evidence accessible, it seams to me that no attempt at negotiation with the in surgent leader could result in any good. He would accept of nothing short of the severance of the Union. His de clarations to this client are explicit and oft-repeated. He does not attempt to deceive us. He affords us no excuse to decline ourselves. We cannot voluntarily yield it. Between him and us the issue is dis • tinct, simple, and inflexible. It is an issue which can only be tried by war, and decided by victory. If we yield, ie are beaten. VIGOROUS WAR If the Southern people fail him, he is beaten. Either way it would be the victory and defeat following war. What, is true, however, of him who heads the insurgent cause, is not necessarily true of those who follow. Al though he cannot reaccept the Union, they can. Some of !hem we know already desire peace and reunion. The number of such may increase. SUBMISSION OD THE REBELS They can at any moment have peace simply by laying down their arms and submitting to the national authority under the Constitution. Atter so much the Government could not, if it would, maintain war against them. The loyal people would not sustain or allow it. If questions should remain, we would adjust them by the peaceful means of legislation, conference, courts and votes. Operating only in Constitutional and lawful channels, some certain and other posAble questions are and would be be yond the Executive power to adjust, as for instance the ad mission of members into Congress, awl whatever might re quire the appropriation of money. - The executive power itself would be greatly diminished by the cessation of actual war. Pardons and remissions of forfeiture, howover, would still be within executive control. In what spirit and temper this control would be exercised can be fairly judged of by the past. THE AMNESTY. A year ago general pardon and amnesty upon specified terms were offered to all except certain designated °leaks, and it was at the same time made known that the ex cepted classes were still within contemplation of special clemency. _ _ _ _ During the year many availed themselves of the general provisions and many would, only that the signs of bad faith in some led to such precautionary measures as ren dered the practical process less easy and certain, during the same time also of special pardons, have been granted to individuals of excepted classes, and no voluntary action has been denied. Thus practically the door has been for a full year open to all, except such as were not in condition to make free choice, that is as such as were in custody or under constraint. It is still so open to all, but the time may come, and probably will come, when public duty shall demand that it be closed, and that in lieu thereof, more vigorous measures than heretofore shall be adopted. kiLAVEUT TO DIE. In presenting the abandonment of armed resistance to the national authority on the part of the insurgents as the only indispensable condition to ending the war on the part of the Government, I retract nothing heretofore said as to slavery. I repeat the declaration made a year ago; and that while I remain in my present position I shall not at tempt to retract or modify the Emancipation Proclamation. Nor shall I return to t.lavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation, or by auy of the acts_of Congress. If the people should, by whatever mode or means, make it an Execudve duty to re-mislay-a such persons, another, and not I, must be their instrument to pet form it. In stating a single condition of peace, I mean simply to say, that the war will cease on the part of the Government whenever it shall ha re ceased on the part of those who began it. (Signed) A 811.11.1.1.11 LINCOLN. LAW INTELLIGENCE —Satur day, COURT OF OF DIVORCE. CIIETWYND V. CIIETWYND. Emma Wilkins, a tamale domestic, was next examined. Her evidence was principllly confined to proving certain acts of adultery committed by the respondent with Thurza Pomford and Caroline Lethbridge. Mary Jane Smith said she entered the service of Mr and Mrs Chetwynd at Longdon hall in March, 1862. Sue remained there until the end of 1863. Atter she lett Long den Hall she received several letters trove Mr Chetwynd. On one occasion after she had quitted Longdon she went with Mr Chetwynd to the Rover Hotel, Black heath. They remained there all night, and occupied but one room. She went back to Longdon Hall to re-enter the service of Mr and Mrs Chetwynd, but shortly after she . arrived she went into a room to Mr Chetwynd and had quarrel with him, and she left immediately, While she was living at Longdon Hall Mr Chetwynd, one morning between 4 and 5 o'clock, came into her bedroom, but nothing took place on that occasion, because she resisted. On one occasion she saw Mr Chet wynd go upstairs to Thurza Pomford's room. Cross-examined by Mr Hawkins—Mr Mathews was on one occasion on a visit to Longdon. On the morning that he went away she heard Mrs Chetwynd's voice in his bed room about eight o'clock. She had been up to call Mr Mathews, and to take up his clothes. The bell rang again, and when she went up the second time ihe heard Mrs Chetwynd's voice. When Mr Mathews left he gave her half a sovereign, but she would positively swear ho did not tell her to say nothing of what she had heard. She m'ght have told some person ho said so. He gave her the half sovereign because he said he always gave that sum to the person who waited on him. Re-examined by Mr Karslake—There wore no men-ser vants kept at Longdon Hall. It was her duty to wait on visitors, It was no uncumnaon thing for Mrs Chetwynd to take her breakfast without Mr Chetwynd. The further hearing of the oase was than adjourned until Wednesday next. WANTON REMOVAL OF LONDON ANTIQUITIES.-- A correspondent of the Times writes—" Ecelesi. astical sculpture in London is so rare that we cannot afford to lose any of what little still remains to us unless there is absolute necessity for its removal. Among the most curi ous things of the kind were the representations of the Last Judgment that were placed over the entrances to some of the City churchyards, Not many years ago there were three instances—namely, at St. Andrew's, Holborn, St.Giles's-in-the-Fields, and St Stephen's Coleman-street, which is still in sits, and appears to be valued, as it should bp, by the authorities, as some pains have during the last few years been expended on its repair and preservation. That which was over the gateway of St. Andrew's, Itel born, was some years back taken down and erected fur a time in Shot-lane. Ultimately it was, I belt,ve, given or sold to a Mr Beasley, of Bangor-house, where it still re mains as an ornament to the chimney-piece. It is to the second example that I especially wish to call your attention, and through your world- wide columns to protest against its removal. What has become of it ? Has it shared the fato of the Lynn carv , d stallwork and been sold to some dealer or collector ? Or is it still in the possession of the parochial authorities ? In any case, sir, if the thing is not impossible, it ought to be restored to its original position. As a work of art, it is by no means to be despised ; es a London curi.. osity, and above all as an instance of post-Reformation ' sculpture, it is of the highest interest. This mania for destr,,ying, or at best tr msferring to antiquarian c ileetions, everything that the individual parsons, churchwardens, Architects, or builders do not happen to understand or value is truly distressing. SHARE MARKETS.—This Day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. Fal l Closing Business Prim. done. hare] Railways. 0.14 st ,t at 50 20 Wol., and Str. Val.' all itythe and Tyne. lOO Bristol and Exeter .... 100 Caledonian lOO 2ork and Bandon gets no h d a i vs all Jo A D7Bw i a b iAli e l en paid to 8.1 aa Lublin & Belfast Junc.! all Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno. all 11;clinburgh & Glasgow. 100 .31asg. and S. Western., 100 CfreatEastern, Ord. still 100 . Ditto A stock llOO Ditto EastAnglian st: 100 GrestNorthof Scotland 1100 iireat Northern 1100 Do A stock lOO Do B do (ilt. S. and W. of Irelnn , 4 100 Oreat Westert,Original 100 Do Str Val vat,. sto,:is 100 Do. South Wales .00 Do. W ert aid. -Oxford 100 Do Newport 100 IZn Hereterd , 100 Lancashire & Yorkshire, 160 London and Blackwall! 100 1.0 n., Bright.,& S. Coast: 100 L )n., Chat., and Dover, 100 Lon. & North Western 100 Lon. & Sce.th Western' 100 Man., Shef., t Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do: shares... Iletropolitan Midland Do Binning. & Derby Gt. W. of Ireland Do. t shares 31ld Kent Sorth British Edin, Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwia Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds..... Do York Do Carlisle. Do. Stook. & Darl i ng. Do do 1855-58 Do do ltidi..-61 North London Do New Do New,_lB64 North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stook Do Soot. Mid, stook Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Stables, Vrok.,andlirok 'Taff Do C . Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.AR 16.1L4 100 100 100 all 19 12 59 81 5 • 82 84 10; 103 1023 1031 .3d ip 103 101 95 97 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31, 1872 100 Do. do. 1883 100 ;n1,.ti0v.6 p.c.Ja. 1877-S1 1(0 97 99 991 Do. ap. c. Feb. & Aug 100 97 99 Do. 6p. o. Mar.. Sept 100 97 99 Do. Ep. 0. JandaJuly. lOC 88 90 Do. 5 inscribed stool 100 86 89 'ape G.llope, 6p c,187 100 103 105 Do.Ap & Oot. 1881 100 105 107 Do. 189( 100 106 108 )o. Jan. & July. 1891 100. 109_ 111 .7eyion, N0v.1864, 6p t 100 103 104 DO. 1878, do. 100 109 112 ilaurititts 6 p.0ent.1873 'OO 105 107 Do. 1878 105 106 109 Do. 1882 100 106 108 •latal Gov. 6 per Cant 100 114 106 v. 8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.danly 100 98 101 101 5p 9.,180( 100 lt 100 Do. sp. 04871 to 197( 100 95 97 961 Do. d0.,1888 aupwch 100 94 98 91 t few Zealand 6 p cent 100 105 107 nova Scotia Gov. 6p. e. sterling, 1875 lOO 99 101 -Zneensland'Gcv. 6p. c lOO 104 103 1041 3.Aus Gov. 6 p. 0.1868--! 100 Do. 1)78 &upward 4 lOO 107 109 crto.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.dtJuly 100 Do. 10 (3p.0. An.&001 lOO 4061 1074 1071 64 BRITISH MINES. 2 'ambrian Consol. Gold 1 Chiverton 3 6 71 ~iihora Amalgamated — 3 13 (even (4. eon.. (Tavist 1 580 600 Drakewes . 2.1.0. 1 1 ->4.t lias.ett (Illogan) 4l 47 43 'last Caradon ..... 1.14.4. 19 20 , nst earn Area... 3.4.0 61 7 East Grenville 2.7.0. 5j 6 --East Lovell 2.13.6. 141 151 4"lltussal Cravisth. 4.13.. 5 51 am.&St.Aubyn(Gwen 60. 5 7 4 Great Laxey, all 19 20 ireat South 'feigns... l 7 8 11 2 4. Wheal Voralelstou 40 35 87 ;renvillc... 7B. 54 8 Jut-Ws-Foot 6.13 85 37 fingston Downs 4.18.' 4 44 dargaret (Uny Lelan: 8 9 1 arke Valley... 4.3 0 4 44 4 yndv Iron Ore (Lim. 21 14 New Settm 2ll GO 70 •jorth Downs 3 14 North Roskear. 294 17 19 ..w n'l tiasset(illogan 3.1(..6 11 2 jorth Wheal Crotty 2.8.0 21 21 —. Prosper 7.1. e. 24 3 Tovidenee(Uny Lelnt. 10.6.7 31 36 ,outhearadon(Steleer 14 -20 540 . Wheal Fran. (Mogan la.D..t 33 36 itray Park Pin eroit 9 )6 17 Nest Basset (Mogan). 11 7 9 ,V ecrcdon ( Liskeard 9 5 6 West Chiverton West Saton . 4:1 ,05 215 Nheal Basset (Mogan; 5* 90 93 Wheal Buller (ftedruth; 10 9 11 Wheal Ludcott Wheal Mary Ann ;Lien ' 8 13 15 Wheal Beton 581195 200 Wheal Tretawney (Lif . l.) 7 18 20 Wheal Union 4 f 1 PREFERENCE SHARES. Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto; Bristol and Birm., 6 per oent., 1341 North Eastern, Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent., 32} South Eastern (Reading Anus., £ 1.0,6), Ditto, 4i per cent., 0 - - PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4i per cent. pf., Ditto, new per cent PL, 9E LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London ann:Chatharn, 44 per Cent., Ditto, Corn. Fund stock 5 per cent., 90 Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 411 FOREIGN MINES' Port Philip, - St. John del Rey (lim.), 34 BANK& Agra and gasterman's (lim.), 135 362 _ Ditto, new, Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of whieli 10 Is pd , 201 1 201 Australasia, Ditto. new, 65 6 Bank of Queensland (11m), 17 Bank of New Zealand, 161 Consolidated Bank, lim., 11:1 European Bank, lim., 81 Imperial Bank (lim.). Ditto, new, issued atgpm., 283 Imperial Ottoman. 17 * Land Mortgage Bank of India, Um., 5 4; London Bank of Mexico and S. America, Jim., 71 London Bank of Scotland, lim.. 0* London, Birm., and South Staffordshire, 1im,.171 London and County, 81 80 London Joint Stock, 491 Ditto, new, 361 London and South African, 23 Midland Bank (Um.), 191 New South Wales, 46 Oriental Bank Corporation. 57 6* Provincial Banking Corporation, Um , 3 MISCELLANEOUS. Ceylon Company, 101 Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England, Ditto (£2), * Credit Ponder of Mauritius, lim,: Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetdeb., 114 Crystal Palace. 32 Egyptian Com. and Trading, lim., 51 3 Fore-street Warehouse, 1im.,01 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, 11m., 7_61 7 Hudson's Bay, 163 I Impertil Mercantile Credit A sso., lim., Inte rna tional Financial Society, Um., 73 8 3 Joint Stock Discount, lim., 7 London Financial Association, lim., 241 L o ndon General Omnibus Company, 3 Madras Irrigation and Canal, Ditto (all), 201 Quebrada Land, Rail, and Mining, lim., 31 Royal Mail Steam,:.,9s* Societe Financier° d'Egypte, Um., 5 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lint, 77, Universal Marine, Insurance, Hal, :1 79 8/ 91 Si 1161 1 106 51 381 91 1201• 97 651 6 59.1 i 4511 Business don. NABKETS—This Day, MARK LANE. Tho country markets held on Saturday were very quiet for wheat, yet prices, as a rule, fluctuated to a very trifling extent. Barley, oats, beans, peas and flour were in but mo derate request, at late rater. On the Continent the corn trade generally is quiet, at about previous quotations. At New York business in bread stuffs, as regards exports, is still much restricted. But moderate supplies of English produce were received up to our market last week. The imports from abroad amounted to 9,553 quarters of wheat, 8,628 barley, 77,990 oats, 2,810 rye, 1,836 beans, 452 peas, 182 tares, 17,966 lin seed. 3,924 oilseeds, 75 sundry seeds, an.l 150 sacks of flour. A very small supply of English wheat was received fresh up to our market to-day, but there was no improvement in the general condition of the produce. The trade for all qualities ruled far from active ; nevertheless, the supply of dry produce was disposed of at an early hour at last Mon. day's currency. Damp parcels were difficult of sale, yet they-found buyers at previous quotations. . There was a good supply of foreign wheat on the stands. Winter red American qualities were decidedly firm in price, whilst spring rad American product moved uff steadily at full quotations. For other descriptions of foreign wheat the trade ruled quiet, but at full prices. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly at late rates. The supply of barley on sale was somewhat extensive. M e lting descriptions were a dull inquiry at about previous quotations. Grinding and distilling qualities were in slow request; and busimss was done occasionally at low paices. The trade Jar malt was in a sluggish state on former terms. There was a full average supply of oats on the stands. The trade was less active than on Monday last, and price s ruled the turn easier. Beans met a slow sale, and last Monday's prices were with difficulty supported. Peas commanded very little attention, although the supply on offer was vary moderate. The quotations, how. ever, ruled stationary. _ _ _ In flour, only a moderate business was transacted, on former terms. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. t'llest —Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 36s to 10s Ditto, 1861 Ditto, white, 1863 4os 414 Ditto, 1864 /Norfolk and Lincoln, red, 1864 Ditto, 1863 Talavera, 1864. Bye— 26s 28s Barley—Grinding 22s 25s Malting, new Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6oe Ws Brown Kingstown and Ware 6os 63s Chevalier '' C4s 65s Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding l9s 22s Potato Youghal and Cork, black lBs 22s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 2os 23s Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey .. 33s 38s Maple White Boilers 36s 40s Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2Bs 30a Stockton and N0rf01k.........., 26s 28s American, per barrel l9s 25s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. For the time of the year the supply of foreign stock on sale here to-day was rather extensive. Sales progressed slowly, and in some instances prices had a drooping tendency. The arrival of beasts fresh up from our own grazing die tricts, as well as from Scotland, were moderately good, and in full average condition. All breeds met a dull sale at a decline in the quotations, compared with Thursday last, of 2d per 81bs. The top figure for Scots and crosses was 5s 8d per Bibs. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton shire we received 1,200 shorthorns, &o. ; from other parts of England, 900 various breeds; from Scotland, 400 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 200 oxen and heifers. The show of sheep was seasonably extensive, The quality of most breeds was good. Compared with Monday last, the mutton trade was inactive; nevertheless, that day's prices were supported. The best Downs and half-breds were dis posed of at 6s per 81bs. A few lambs were on offer. They changed hands a t 7a per Blbs. Calves, the supply of which was moderate, moved off slowly, and prices were the turn lower. The top figure was 5s 4d per 81bs. We were well supplied with pigs, which moved off slowly at from as 6d to 4s 10d per 81bs. Far Sibs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s d Cree. &inf. beasts 3 8 4 4 Primecrs-wool d 0.5 4 5 8 Second quality do. 4 6 5 0 Prne.S'thdowndo.s 10 6 0 Prime large oxen 6 2 5 4 Largo orse. calves 4 2 4 10 Prime Scots, &o. 5 6 5 8 Prime small do 6 0 5„ 4 Orse. & inf. sheep 4 2 4 8 Large hogs 3 6 4 4 Second quality do. 4 10 5 2 Small porkers ... , 4 6 4 10 Lambs....os Od to Os Od. Suckling calves, 163 to 22s i and quarter-old store pigs 208 to 26s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts ... . FOREIGN SUPPLY. Boasts Sheep Calves Pigs; . ••• 130 Cows Sheep „ 15,3501 Calves 65 Pigs. 3301 The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week amounted to :10,361 head. In the corresponding week in 1863, we received 6,793—in 1862. 3,767—in 1881, 2,64.1 —in 1860, 3,456 —in 1859, 3,374—in 1858, 4,110. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Antwerp ' 62 .. 32 .. .. 22 .. Bremen .. 20 .. 38 .• •• Boulogne —• • 11 •• •• 692 Calais Dordt.. 6O .. 318 Dunkirk. 7 . • . • -- .. 203 Gibraltar Hamburg Harlingen Medemblik 63 • • 1713 Nieu Diep Ostend ... Rotterdam 1033 ~ 2637 .. 410 .. 341 Toning Cadiz Total ....1,825 G,59 o , 451 ..1491 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1863 1450 .. 4,537 .. 573 .. 293 1862 2Bl .. 3,017 469 .. 1861 492 .. 2,708 433 .. 1859 A statement and comparison of the supplies fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Cattle Market on Monday, Deo. 21, 1863, Monday, Dec. 11, 1864. Per 81b. to sink the offal. -' • • .... and prices of Metropolitan and this day Dec. 21, Dee 19, 1863. 1864. Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 6to 3 10 3 Bto 4 4 Second quality do. 4 0 4 4 4 6 5 0 Prime largo oxen .. 4 6 410 5 2 5 4 Primo Soots, &c 4lO 6 0 6 6 6 8 Coarse and inferior sheep; 4 0 4 6 4 0 4 8 Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do 5 4 5 8 5 4 5 8 Prime Southdown do. Lambs Large coarse calves Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs.. 220 390 SUPPLIES ON SALE,' Dec. 22, 1862.—Beasts, 1,970 — sheep, 7,o3o—calves, 32—pigs, 220. DSC. 22, 1861.—Beasts, 1,950 --sheep, 4,soo—calvep, 4—pigs, 200. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of town and country killed meat on sale at these markets are seasonably large. For all descriptions, the trade is very firm at the annexed quotations : Per 81b. by the carcase. stied sdad Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 4 Middling mutton 4 2 4 8 Middling do. .. 3 6 4 2 Prime do .. 4 10 5 2 Prime large do. 4 4 4 8 Veal .. 4 0 5 0 Do. small do. .. 4 10 6 0 Small pork ~ .. 4 8 5 2 Large pork .... 3 8 4 6 Lamb Inferior mutton. 3 8 4 0 BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Fair average supplies of potatoes are on sale at these markets. The trade, on the whole, is steady, but good and fine samples chiefly command attention and are firm in price. Inferior produce is somewhat easier to purchase. The imports into London last week was 150 tons from Antwerp, 150 tons from Dunkirk, 48 bags from Rotterdam, 151 from Boulogne, 6 from Hamburg, and 10 from Amsterdam. Yorkshire Regents 90s to 110 s per ton. Flukes lOOO to 120 s ~ Kent and Essex regents Rocks ........ Scotch Regents Foreign BOROUGH HOP. The supplies of English and foreign hops on sale are but moderate. The demand, however, is by no means active; nevertheless, prices rule firm, with a tendency to improve ment as regards fine qualities . The imports into London last week amounted to 33 bales from Antwerp; 107, B ou logne ; 233, Rotterdam; 173, Hamburg ; 90 ()stencil; 350, Bremen; 80, New York ; and 440 packets from Jersey. per cwt. New Mid and East K ent New Weald of Ke nt ...... 110 s to 140 s New Sussex Y ear lings ................ WOOL. The public sales of colonial wool were brought to a close on Thursday lest. During their progress 88,828 bales were disposed of, comprising 21,891 bales from New South Wales and Queensland, 18,005 Victoria, 8,041 Tasmania, 5,604 South Australia, 11,229 New Zealand, 247 N,Vebt er n Aus tralia, 26,213 Caps, and 2,595 bales from sundry ports. The sales opened at an average decline in prices from last series of Id per lb. Subsequently, howpver; the biddings for good and fine wools increased in activity, whilst the. quotations improved, and were then nearly or quite equa to those current last sales. Faulty wools were extremuly difficult of disposal throughout, and ti fall varying from ld to 3d per lb. took place in prices. The sales closed at the rates current last series for good and fine descriptions of, wool, but at the above decline of from is to 3d per lb. for inferior parcels. A very small portion of the supply •Wits taken by foreign buyers. s d s. d Fleeces —South Down hoggets ........ 2 0 211 Hali-bred do Kent fleeces. 2 2 221 'south Down ewes and wethers 111 2 0 Leicestor do. Sorts—Clothing Combing . , 1 8 2 2 SEEDS. The.demand for moat agricultural Buds is inactive, y ie t the quotations remain unaltered from last week. The', is a firm inquiry for rapeseed, and the currencies are str.adily maintained. East India linseed is sFghtly easier in. pi ice. Few transac:iona have occurred in the cake fre.tled, and in some instances a tall of es per ton has taken place. arnip,White,p.bus.2Cs to 22s Swede —s — 2 Mustard, Brown s White, Tares, Spring — a a New winter, bush 1 s 148 Canary, per quarter —a - a Rye grass Clover, Red Eng. , ot. - —s White - s Foreign Red —s —s White —s —s Trefoil new —s —s LO W. T AL The tallow trade is dull 1 P.Y.C. is quoted at 41s per c commands 41s Gd net cash, per 81bs. Particulars. Uarraway 34s 31. 11 Coriander..., Yls ilempseed, per qr 4ts Li nseed,Eng.sowing as 6% - Crushing sos (32; Baltic —s Odessa — B. Linseed Cake, p ton —s - a English .clo Os .£ll Foreign £9 lOs £ll 5 s Rape Cakes,p ton £slos 4 6 5 s Rapeseed, new,pr qr 74k . 78i Stock this day.... Price of Y.C. t Delivery last week Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 Price of Town .... today, and prices are lower ‘ ;wt on the spot. Town tallow Rough fat is selling at 2s 1(4 1850. 1 1861 - I 1862. H 73.044 ) 53,146 ) 55.435 # 71.348 C 0.847 60831 :o 51s Od to 45831 to 40591 to 418 ou to —s Od ' 518 cd 45$ 6d 51s Od -- 8 0d 1.319 1,521 1,823 2,419 2,E98 \ 53,358 81,716 47,558 , 40,388 50,8 3 267 2,954 809 3.676 1,171 99.3J8 78.181 64,684 73,849 66,639 6.s 041 52s 98 46s 68 430 Od 438 94 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH STREET, SNOWBALLING.—Joseph Wood, a lad, was charged before Mr Tyrwhitt with disorderly conduct. Gordon, 33 C, said that on the previous morning, about half-past eleven o'clock, he saw the defendant and about forty other lads in Castle-street, Leicester-square, snow balling every person passing along the street, elderly pens sons going to church being more especially selected. One person complained to him (Gordon) that his hat had been broken by a snowball thrown by one of the lads. As the de fendant was the ibiggest of the lads, and the most active, he took him into custody. Mr Tyrwhitt ordered the defendant to find one bail in £6 to keep the peace for two months. ASSAULT ON AN OMNIBUS CONDUCTOR..—Mr. George Frederick Bridges, sculptor, of No. 3, Vincent-square, was ;charged before Mr Tyrwhitt with be'ng drunk, and assaulting Sydney Simmonds, an omnibus conductor, badge 505. The conductor said the defendant got into hisomnibus on Saturday night while he was giving some ladies change, he (complainant) not noticing that he was drunk. While passing along Oxford-street. near Berwick-street, the defendant put his hand through the window of the door and gave him a blow on the back, He told the defendant to keep his hands to himself, and on the omnibus reaching the end of Orchard-street, the defendant got out, and as he would not pay, and had kept the omnibus waiting a quar ter of an hour, he gave him into custody. Mr Tyrwhitt said if the defendant liked to settle the mat ter with the conductor, he would permit him to do so. Subsequently it was mentioned to the magistrate that the conductor had offered to take 7s 6d, he having lost a day's work, but that the defendant declined to give it him, where, upon Mr Tyrwhitt fined the defendant 20s. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. ...... Dee. 19. via Marseilles! .. Jan. 12. Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet. Jan. 5. Oape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. Dec. 29., tlizina, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton.Dcc. 15. via Marseilles ...Dec. 27. Falkland Islands gibraltar, via Southampttu Dec. 19. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Dee. 19. _ . _ via MarEedes Dee, 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton Dec. 27. via Marseilles ..Dec. 21. Portugal.... Jan. 6. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Dec.l2. - - - - - via Marseilles Dec. 19. Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Dec 21. by U.S:packet.... —b; Canadian paciet.Dec4l6. W.U. of Africa, Madeira, and leneriffe Jan. 10. West Indies and Pacific .. .. Dec. 14 Bahamas (via New Turk) Dec. 15. Bermuda (ditto) Cuba and Mexico Dec. 20, Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Sales, 7,000 bales or more. Holders ask 2 advance in consequence of the news from America. CRYSTAL PALACE.—At ten o'clock this morning the sun shone out most brilliantly at Sydenham. The Crystal Palace grounds, with the varied vegetation of rare trees and plants, partly covered with snow, presented the most beautiful aspect. The bright Italian sky lit the palace itself in the brightest relief. Not a particle of snow remained on the roof cf the palace. The tempera ture maintained within the building being sufficient to melt it as it fell on the glass. During Saturday night the thermometer outside registered 13 degrees of frost ; last night it did not descend more than 5 degrees below the freezing point. Within the palace, by means of the fifty miles of hot water apparatus, the temperature maintained was comfortably warm; about 55 degrees, the temperate paint of Fahrenheit. • THE CHIDWELL HEATH MURDER.—The :sheriff of Essex has appointed Wednesday, the 28th inst., for the execution of Francis Wane, who was convicted at the late assizes for that county of the murder of a woman named .Emily Blunt, with whom he had formerly cohabited. It is already known that the prisoner has confessed his crime. He has since made various statements confirmatory of the evidence adduced at the trial. The prisoner exhibits a lamentable state of ignorance, and is unable to write or read. Lord and Lady Bloomfield will leave Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire, to-day, where they hava been visit ing the Earl and Countess of liardyneke to visit Mr and Lady Elizsbeth Adeane at their seat in the same county. THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT BLACKHEATH. — The inquest on the bodies of the unfortunate men killed by the collision in the tunnel near Blackheath, was opened this afternoon, but the Procoediugs consisted chiefly of identifying the bodies. The inquiry was adjourned. General Thomas Francis Meagher has repotted for duty to General Steedman, at Chattanooga, and the " Gazette," of that place, says he " has been assigned to the command of a provisional division, composed of troops from the various 'corps, who, from whatever cause, did not aceompany Sherman. PERSONAL COURAGE OF THE FRENCH EA!. PEROR.—On the fourth night after the coup d'etat, my daughter and myself were present at a ball, given by the Duchess of Hamilton, in honour of the Prince Presi dent, at the Hotel Bristol, Place Vendome. At ten o'clock precisely, the President entered the ball-room, accompanied by Count Baeciochi, when a quadrille was formed ; the Prince dancing wtth the Duchess of Hamilton, Lady Pol timer° and the Duke of Hamilton being the vis-a-vis. The second quadrille soon followed ; when the Prince chose the Princess Mathilde as his par t ne r, ,is• Lord ~T Ih, P cer o o l c t i i d m r o nw r ci e et hauad appeared. LadyL ady cool t perfectly Cow le y making but a d the more fs- aeci t man y persons, partic h ularly with Lord Cowley, who had only arrived in Paris that morning, to fill his post of British Ambassador. Lord Francis Gorden, Strang ford, liallibarton, Ernest Bruce, with their wives, w ere present —together with many foreigners of distinction. The instant the clock struck 12, Count Bieciochi,in a low whisper, said that the Prince's carriage was ready— w h ere ,., upon the Duko of Hamilton, taking two wax - candles, con ducted his imperial guest downstairs, and handed him into his plain brougham. On the return of the Duke to the ball-room, he observed to several friends who had collected round, How extraordinary I There was neither military nor police in the court-yard of the hotel, to protect the President in case of danger.' In fact, the Prince returned at midnight, without an escort, to the Elytale; in a one horse-broughain.—Caltain Gronow's 2hild Soles of Anecdotal Recollections. • STONEWALL JACISON'S BELIEF IN A SPECIAL PROVIDENCE, and his habit of constant prayer.— " When I take a draught of water, I always pause, as my palate receives the refreshment, to lift up my heart to God in thanks and prayer for the water of life. Whenever I drop a letter into the box I send a petition along with it for God's blessing upon its mission, and upon the person to whom it is sent. When I break the seal of a letter, I stop to pray to him top repare me for its contents, and make it a messenger of good. When I go to my class-room , and await the arrangements of the cadets in their places, that is my time to intercede with God for them. And so of Mr Y other familiar act of the day. I k ,p; ;~, t illi